Ubisoft has released a new video for Tom Clancy’s The Division showing how players can get the most out of the upcoming beta.
The eight-minute tutorial offers plenty of handy tips, including details on character customisation, and there’s plenty of action to be seen as the player gets stuck into a firefight with nearby enemies. If you’re planning on participating in the beta, then this video is definitely worth a watch.
Check it out below.
The Division is scheduled for release on PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One on March 8, with the beta kicking off for Sony’s home console tomorrow, January 29. Xbox One owners have access to the beta from today.
Developed by Ubisoft Massive in conjunction with the industry giant’s Annecy and Reflections studios, The Division takes place in New York City, U.S., following the outbreak of a mysterious diseases on Black Friday. In just five days, the government collapses as the pandemic spreads, with supplies such as food and water cut off to survivors, resulting in widespread chaos.
Players form part of the Strategic Homeland Division (SHD), a specialised group who live seemingly ordinary lives but are given authority by the United States government to combat various threats caused by the disease, and help to get society back on its feet by whatever means necessary.
Ubisoft has said that the game’s Snowdrop Engine is squeezing plenty of juice out of Sony and Microsoft’s current-generation formats, and that trading may appear in the game at some point down the line. The game’s map is based on Manhattan and can be seen in full here.
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